About Bhangiar Village

Bhangiar is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,729, made up of 898 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangiar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176102
Area (hectares)	88.67 hectares
Population	1,729
Male Population	898
Female Population	831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bhangiar compares

By the 2011 count Bhangiar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 88.67 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Bhangiar

Bhangiar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhangiar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhangiar from other places

Bhangiar lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhangiar
Nearest railway station	Palampur Himachal	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	5.7 km
District headquarters	Kangra	24 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	24 km

Villages closest to Bhangiar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Bhangiar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangiar village had a population of 1,729. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Bhangiar village has 898 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangiar has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Bhangiar is 176102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangiar covers 88.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhangiar falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhangiar is Palampur Himachal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhangiar.

Bhangiar is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangiar is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur Himachal is about under 2 km away. Palampur is about 5.7 km away. Kangra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.